Melissa West

I officially feel like Dr. Seuss with that blog title, but it's true all the same. :)   HOVER now has a cover, and I need your help spreading the word! The official reveal will be Monday, December 3rd, and signups for the reveal will stay open through Friday, November 30th.  Please leave your email address in the comments if you would like to participate in the reveal and be added to my list of super awesome people that I adore. The reveal will include a giveaway to add to the juicy fun!   Can't wait for ya'll to see it!

After combining all the results, there are three clear winners--two of which were VERY close. :)   Grand Prize: Madison Louise 2nd Place Prize: Viola (knitpearl) 3rd Place Prize: Mary I emailed the winners as well. Thank you to everyone who participated!!

      GRAVITY's launch party is November 30th from 6-8 PM at:   FoxTale Book Shoppe 105 East Main Street Woodstock, GA 30188   We'll have drinks and food, a reading, a signing, and a giveaway. I would love to see you there!

When I was little my dad used to always tell me that if nothing bad happened we would never have anything to compare the good and would then know no difference. As a kid, I'm sure I rolled my eyes at this or even questioned him, but as an adult--and now an author--I feel this is something we need to remind ourselves of again and again. See, I have officially been a published author for about a week now, which means I have received reviews. Some have been very, very good. And some have been vomit-inducing. At first I found myself focusing on the bad reviews, wondering how the reviewer saw THAT in my book. Did they not get it? Did I completely jack up all 300 pages? And then suddenly I realized I was focusing on the wrong thing. Here's the truth: If you write, plan on getting a bad review--or 50. Plan on getting a review so bad you want to curl up and hide. But do not focus on those reviews, because focusing on the bad is doing a massive disservice to the readers that LOVE yo...

For the next two weeks, I will be popping by a few different blogs to talk about GRAVITY, the characters, and provide some insight into HOVER, book 2 in The Taking Series. The tour stops are listed below, but just to make this fun, I decided to offer up a giveaway for those that follow along. On November 20th, I would love you all to join me for a Twitter party to celebrate the full release of GRAVITY. During the party I will ask a few questions pulled from the interviews. If you follow along then it shouldn't be a problem at all! The first person to answer each question correctly will win a prize! Prizes will include a signed copy of GRAVITY, swag, and an Amazon GC. Fun times! So here is the list and remember to follow along! :) 11/1/2012 Ms. Book Queen 11/5/2012 Carina Books 11/6/2012 K-Books 11/8/2012 The Book Goddess 11/9/2012 Two Chicks on Books 11/11/2012 Madison Louise 11/13/2012 The Page Turner 11/15/2012 The Bookshelf Sophisticate ...